Ballei
German, noun[baˈlaɪ̯]
Ballei is spelled B-A-L-L-E-I (6 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 182,294th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ballei is a German feminine noun meaning “bailiwick (largest territorial division of a chivalric order, e.g. the Teutonic Order or the Order of Saint John)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Provinz (von zwölf) des Deutschritterordens, an deren Spitze jeweils ein Komtur steht”.
What does Ballei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebailiwick (largest territorial division of a chivalric order, e.g. the Teutonic Order or the Order of Saint John)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Provinz (von zwölf) des Deutschritterordens, an deren Spitze jeweils ein Komtur steht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ballei
- Balleien plural
- Balley alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ballei?
- [baˈlaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ballei in German?
Ballei appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).